underlying assumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandassumption
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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assumption
noun
uk/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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An importantunderlyingassumptionof the zero-sum game model is that all non-systematic (diversifiable) risks have been diversified.
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Theunderlyingassumption, then, is that academic success harms peer relationships for involuntary minorities more than it does for other groups.
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Theunderlyingassumptionof a hedonic model is that products can be distinguished simply and uniquely by their characteristics.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that the supply responds to demand20.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that the disclosure of emotional-laden material lowers stress levels (5) and subsequently enhances physical health (80).
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that the elimination of perspective distortion should be an ideal of knowledge.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that domains establish semantic relations among word senses that can be profitably used during the disambiguation process.
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Theunderlyingassumptionin my approach is that both ageing and alcohol use are influenced by historical, social and cultural factors.
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Therefore, theunderlyingassumptionis that food purchased at markets and own output are perfect substitutes.
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Theunderlyingassumptionin tuberculosis typing studies is that isolates sharing the same typing patterns are part of a recent chain of transmission.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that concentrations can be equated with communities.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that payment would result in more available organs.
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Anunderlyingassumptionis that the more generations supported, the greater the protection against loneliness.
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Theunderlyingassumptionbeing that these four ecological variables are additive in determining the suitability of a region.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that different types of reforms have similar causes.
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Theunderlyingassumptionin these models is that each possible meaning for an ambiguous word already exists in the listener's lexicon.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that policies determining the directions of administrative reform in developing countries have been externally or internationally driven.
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Theunderlyingassumptionis that red light, or a red background, does not have any effect on parvocellular neurons.
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